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Man shot by security guard at Home Depot in Northeast Philly

The 38-year-old man, who was shot in the shoulder, was transported to Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, where he was also being held as a prisoner, police said.

Two security guards walk through the parking lot of the Home Depot in northeast Philadelphia where a shooting occurred. A 38-year-old man was hospitalized in stable condition after he was shot by a security guard at a Home Depot in the city's Crescentville section Thursday afternoon, police said, November 7, 2024.
Two security guards walk through the parking lot of the Home Depot in northeast Philadelphia where a shooting occurred. A 38-year-old man was hospitalized in stable condition after he was shot by a security guard at a Home Depot in the city's Crescentville section Thursday afternoon, police said, November 7, 2024.Read moreSteven M. Falk / Staff Photographer

A 38-year-old man was hospitalized in stable condition after he was shot by a security guard at a Home Depot store in the city’s Crescentville section Thursday afternoon, police said.

Officers responded to a call about a person with a gun just after 3:10 p.m. on the 4600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard and found that the security guard had shot the man in one shoulder in the parking lot, police said.

The man was transported by police to Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, where he was also being held as a prisoner, police said.

The security guard was also taken to Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia, where he was treated before being released, police said.

Police said they recovered a gun and pepper spray at the scene but did not disclose any details about what happened that led to the shooting.